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World’s first anti-PD-1 therapy approved

July 8, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, Cancer, melanoma, nivolumab, ono, opdivo

Ono Pharmaceutical has been given the world’s first licence for a new type of cancer treatment on which many researchers’ …
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New appointments at NHS England

July 8, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DoH, NHS Commissioning, NHS England, stevens

NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has confirmed a number of senior appointments to the organisation. Dr Mahiben Maruthappu has …
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New director for Cello Health Insight

July 8, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cello, Kantar Health, marie innes

Healthcare market research agency Cello Health Insight has appointed Marie Innes as director. Based in the firm’s London head office …
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Alynlam secures fomer Pfizer head

July 7, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, alynlam, amy schulman

US biotech firm Alynlam has elected Pfizer’s former executive VP and general counsel Amy Schulman to its board of directors. …
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Spectrum wins FDA approval for rare cancer drug

July 4, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Beleodaq, Cancer, FDA, Spectrum, non-Hodgkin lymphoma

In an expedited review the FDA has approved a new cancer drug from Spectrum Pharmaceuticals to treat a rare cancer …
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Pharmalink elects three to board

July 4, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ann-Tove Kongsnes, Hilde Furberg, Olav Hellebø, Pharmalink, ab

Swedish speciality pharma firm Pharmalink AB has appointed Ann-Tove Kongsnes, Hilde Furberg and Olav Hellebø to its board of directors. …
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Prosensa makes two key appointments



July 3, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Prosensa, Willem W. van Weperen. Annalisa Jenkins

Dutch biopharma firm Prosensa has appointed Willem W. van Weperen as chief commercial officer and Dr Annalisa Jenkins to its …
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World facing medical ‘dark ages’ over antibiotic resistance

July 2, 2014 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Antibiotics, BRIC, Cameron, MINT, UK, o'neill, oneill, resistance

The UK Government has pledged to become a world leader in tackling antibiotic resistance in the face of a medical …
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FDA breakthrough for Amgen

July 2, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, BiTE antibody blinatumomab, FDA, all, leukaemia

Amgen has taken a major step down the road to getting its investigational cancer drug blinatumomab onto the market after …
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PD-1 cancer race heats up as Merck takes lead

July 2, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASCO, Cancer, Merck, melanoma, mk3475, oncology, pembrolizumab

Merck’s oncology drug pembrolizumab has taken a big step towards becoming Europe’s first PD-1 cancer treatment as the EMA accepts …
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Reuters chief executive joins Pfizer board

July 2, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, james smith, reuters

Pfizer has appointed the chief executive of information and media giant Thomson Reuters to its board of directors. James Smith …
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Astellas names Americas head

July 1, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Tatjana Dragovic, americas

Astellas has appointed Tatjana Dragovic as its VP and regional compliance officer for the firm’s Americas region. In this role …
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GSK China sex tape ‘sent to Witty’

June 30, 2014 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Mark Reilly, Witty, corruption, sex tape

GlaxoSmithKline was scrambling to defend itself over the weekend as new details emerged concerning the extent of its suspected corruption …
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Quantum Pharmaceutical adds head of commercial

June 30, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing brown, quantum pharma

UK medicines supplier and manufacturing firm Quantum Pharmaceutical has expanded its team with the appointment of a new head of …
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Value tops the agenda at ASCO cancer conference

June 30, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASCO, Cancer, chicago, mccafferty, oncology

The annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting has long been one of the most important events on the …
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